Every industrial process has some sort of rotation. Operational problems develop when a vibration is present. That can lead to failures. Over time, operating conditions change. For example, motors, shafts, wheels and other industrial equipment can accumulate debris, couplings wear and bearing housings become loose. CMT can do a vibrational analysis to determine the root […]
CMT gets and keeps your electric motors running so production isn’t interrupted
Electric motors are manufactured on a global scale. Sourcing a replacement motor can be challenging at times. CMT provides solutions to repair electric motors during a breakdown and explores retrofit options. Repair options at CMT include: rewinding a stator, machining all components, fabricating new components, dynamically balancing, assembling and verifying the motor meets original design […]
Industrial air blower equipment repaired in shop or on-site
CMT can evaluate industrial air blower equipment at our shop or on-site to identify problems and make repairs. Vibration and noise issues are often problems with industrial air blower equipment. CMT can service the electric motor and perform in-depth repairs that include NDT, measuring all mechanical fits, balancing the rotating assembly and spin testing on […]
“CMT on wheels” can come to your business day or night
Middle of the night breakdown? Holiday breakdown? CMT offers round the clock field service. Day or night, CMT technicians arrive on-site with a fully-equipped service van. We like to call it “CMT on wheels.” Our field machining services include: On-site diagnostics and millwright services Laser alignment Dynamic balancing Commutator or slip ring turning In-place machining […]
CMT can keep your motors running and your production lines producing with preventative maintenance
Keep your machines and processes running smoothly with preventative maintenance. CMT has a fleet of vehicles equipped with the tools to maintain your machines and, if necessary, repair them onsite, so your company doesn’t have downtime. CMT’s preventative and field services include: vibration analysis, dynamic balance, laser alignment, thermography, FARO measurement and PdMA.
CMT moves air moving equipment
Industrial blower units are used in manufacturing facilities to move large volumes of air — often critical to a production process. This machine is currently being refurbished at CMT. The repair process consists of rewinding the drive motor, machining and installing a new shaft, bearing replacement, fan inspection with NDT (non-destructive testing), dynamic balancing of […]
CMT: Happy Manufacturing Day!
Happy Manufacturing Day! Manufacturing Day is the first Friday in October. What better way to celebrate manufacturing then telling you what CMT does…and it has nothing to do with Country Music Television! Established in 1985, CMT offers a number of maintenance and production-related services and capabilities. We pride ourselves on being one of the most […]
CMT provides a valuable service to many customers by our ability to perform on-site work. Our four fully-equipped service vans bring the needed tools and expertise of our in-house shop to your on-site location. Each truck contains hardware, safety equipment and additional tools needed to address specific needs. Some types of field service work are: […]
CMT’s main division is our motor repair shop
CMT’s motor repair shop is located at 825 MLK Boulevard in Youngstown, Ohio. The buildings have 50,000-square-feet with cranes through 35 tons, in addition to 16,000-square-feet of engineering and technical labs. Providing customers with the latest advances in apparatus rebuilding and testing has been the highest priority of our motor repair shop. Since 1985, CMT […]
Stopping vibration through dynamic balancing can extend life of equipment
Simply put, dynamic balancing is the practice of spinning a rotating item like a drive shaft or armature at a high speed in a balancing machine. Vibration is reduced when weight is added or subtracted. A balancing machine has sensors and once a rotating piece has been brought up to the set speed, a computer […]